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08. April 2024
Additional Driverless Cup Slots & Handbook Version 1.1
The Driverless Cup targets teams with a vehicle which already is capable of running driverless autocross and trackdrive. It acknowledges the current technological advance of the DV teams and incentivizes further development of...
01. April 2024
[April Fools] Standardized Charging Connector
The increasing number of EV slots leads to increasing congestion in the charging tent, especially during the rush hours around Autocross and Endurance. Therefore, from 2025 onward, we are going to require a standardized charging...
28. August 2023
Enjoy the show!
It's already been a week since the 17th Formula Student Germany competition came to a close. Let us reminisce, sit back and check out some of the incredible video and drone footage we have been (impatiently) waiting to...
22. August 2022
FSG 2022 – Award Ceremony Part II: Congratulations to all teams
It’s a wrap – FSG 2022 sadly has come to an end. After only a small event in 2021 it felt great to have you all back on track. The hard work during the whole year of designing, building, and testing the racecars has paid off. It...
21. August 2022
FSG 22 - Recap Day 6
Many new faces were seen at the Hockenheimring yesterday as visitors kept pouring in. The stands were crowded, the track was full of cars, the students stood by with eager eyes and our volunteers made it possible to carry out...
20. August 2022
FSG22 – Recap Day 5
Yesterday was all about cars on track, both for racing and the panoramic picture.Seeing so many students together on the track was amazing and overwhelming! The majority of cars cleared the technical inspection and could be seen...
19. August 2022
FSG22 – Recap Day 4:
Today the cheers of students were heard echoing across the Hockenheimring. As of today, 43 of 66 teams have passed E-Inspection, 77 of 92 teams cleared M-Inspection and 17 of 27 teams successfully completed...
18. August 2022
All you need to know about pictures – The FSG Media Guide
The FSG Media Team works around the clock to capture moments from the event that should not be missed. If you are wondering where and how to access the images that have been captured, follow the steps below.
17. August 2022
FSG22 – Recap Day 2:
Yesterday we finally had all teams on-site at the Hockenheimring! The partners have been setting up their stands and the gates were also opened to visitors. From today also the partners booth are open as well as the FSG forum.The...
16. August 2022
The Academy on Site is back!
Provided by our partners, the Academy offers free workshops to give students an opportunity for further training and an industry insight on various topics.The workshops will take place from August 17 to 19, 2022 in the South...
16. August 2022
Curious to see what happens behind the hidden doors of FSG?
This year we are offering a special Behind the Scenes Tour for alumni and team members who are in their last active season. With this tour we will provide an unique opportunity to have a look behind the hidden doors of Formula...
16. August 2022
Guided Tours at FSG 2022
Guided Tours will be hosted at the Hockenheimring this year for those who are interested in learning more about the concept and goals of Formula Student. We will explain the different classes of cars involved, the aspects of...
16. August 2022
FSG22 – Recap Day 1
Today we finally opened the gates of the Hockenheimring for the first teams. Teams had the chance to settle into their pits and also begin their technical inspections. Despite the strange mix of heat and rain, everything worked...
15. August 2022
FSG 2022 has officially started!
We are back with the 16th season of Formula Student Germany! With a total registration of 92 teams more than 2.600 students from 23 nations all around the globe participate at this year’s event. FSG 2022 is the first ever...
14. August 2022
We are getting ready!
With less than 24 hours left, we are in full swing setting up the event site. Today we kicked-off with our Volunteers Welcome and started preparing the Hockenheimring for the competition, as the first teams are arriving...
17. July 2022
Engineering Design Competition – Best practices to excel
We have prepared a little sneak peek into this years magazine. With the upcoming competitions, you will have to face the Engineering Design Event (EDE). Our Operative Team Member Robert Weingart has put together some useful tips....
10. July 2022
Only five weeks left!
Formula Student Germany is right around the corner! With only five weeks to go, we're looking forward to seeing what everyone has been working on. This teaser gives us goosebumps - are you excited too? FSG 2022 will take...
07. March 2022
War in Ukraine
We are shocked, upset and deeply saddened by the attack on Ukraine and the ongoing war in which people on both sides are dying completely senselessly, in Europe, in 2022. Year after year, about 1000 university teams from 54...
15. August 2021
Formula Bharat - A Look beyond the Horizon: Formula Student in India Part II
Please enjoy reading the second part of our little excursion on Formula Student in India. For those who haven't read the first part in this year's magazine, it's worth it: https://fsg.one/h9jSL For the goosebumps moments have...
05. November 2020
FSG Online Workshops & Blog
The first virtual Main Academy on October 24th was a great success for us. More than 1.000 viewers from 34 countries worldwide joined us in the livestream. Among others, they listened to presentations on the FSG Rules 2021 and...
31. March 2020
Update to Cancellation of FSG 2020
Dear Teams, Partners and friends of FSG, Roughly one week after our sad but necessary decision to cancel FSG 2020, we are still in continuous communication with all European and international events monitoring the current...
22. March 2020
No Formula Student Germany Competition in 2020
Dear Teams, Partners and friends of FSG, The current spread of the Corona Virus/CoViD19 is reaching a level of criticality which is higher than most of us would have expected. This situation calls for responsible actions from...
06. August 2019
A warm welcome to all participating teams at FSG 2019
With the "Team Welcome" tonight, Formula Student Germany 2019 officially kicked off! We are looking forward to an exciting week of skills, speed and spirit. This year 119 teams from 25 nations are competing in the three...
02. April 2018
Campsite Situation clarified for FSG2018
We’re happy to announce the availability of the C2 and C3 campgrounds next to the Hockenheimring providing proximity to the event ground for the Formula Student Germany 2018 event. Here you’ll find the campsite location...
26. January 2018
With Riedel on Air! [UPDATE 20180126]
Sponsoring for 2 European teams with a total value of € 15,000
24. December 2017
Updated Formula Student World Ranking Lists
Both Formula Student World Ranking Lists have been updated after the last competition of this season in Australia. You will find them on https://mazur-events.de/fs-world/. The year 2017 is successfully coming to an...
20. December 2017
New Mailing System @ FSG
FSG has switched the mailing system as of December 13th 2017. In practice this should not make a difference - all previously known addresses stay the same. However, we advise especially the teams to check and update their...
09. September 2017
FSG 2017 Penalty Decisions and Updated Results including decisions regarding protests
Formula Student Germany would like to inform about changes within the results of #FSG2017 due to protests and feedbacks. Furthermore to make the results and decisions by the rules and scoring committee as transparent a...
13. August 2017
FSG 2017 Endurance Running Order v2 ***Update***
A new running order for the Endurance event has been published. The former running order was created based on wrong data input regarding the lap times of the teams considered. The FSG team apologises for the inconvenience and...
12. August 2017
FSE 2017 Engineering Design Finalists
The FSE Engineering Design Event is the battle for the best designed and build Formula Student Electric car. Before the event each team uploaded a six page engineering design report as well as the technical specification of the...
11. August 2017
FSC 2017 Engineering Design Finalists
65 teams did compete in the FSC Engineering Design Event. Hundreds of pages were evaluated by the statics team and judges. Additionally a lot of discussions and presentation took place on Thursday. It was a thrilling event and we...
10. August 2017
Important Info for Morning Briefing
Please attend the morning briefing (8 a.m. CEST) with at least 1 ESO per team (Electric Vehicle), ASR has to attend as usual.
10. August 2017
Media Footage
...do you want to see some more photos? Check out the OFFICIAL FSG photos from the week so far under: http://media.formulastudent.de/FSG17
10. August 2017
Insulated tools to be used in charging/accumulator tent.
After a light incident with a battery cell shortcut in the charging tent (no person harmed or affected) we have decided to allow only iinsulated tools to be brought into the charging tent. Please make sure to sort any non...
10. August 2017
Update Driverless Dynamics
Contrary to the announcement in todays team briefing and the rules, there will be four runs per driverless vehicle for acceleration and skid pad. Run one and two have priority in the running order.
09. August 2017
Resumé of Day 3
Day 3 of Formula Student Germany and the teams are working hard to get their cars through the tough scrutineering in order to be able to compete in the dynamic events. A couple of driverless teams (2) have made it through and we...
09. August 2017
FSG! FSG!
Today we managed to bring 84 of the 114 Teams together for a giant photo overlooking the Formula Student Germany event site. It was a beautiful day and the teams were buzzing as they patiently waited for the 2017 Panoramic...
08. August 2017
FSD17 Modified Statics Schedule for Saturday
Dear driverless teams participating at Formula Student Germany 2017,due to unforeseeable changes with the judge allocation and event site set-up we unfortunately had to realign the Saturdays Engineering Design & Cost Groups...
07. August 2017
White Competition T-Shirts
Due to space restrictions in Event Control, the White Competition T-Shirts that every Team Member receives will be handed out tomorrow (Tuesday 9th August) at 8.00pm outside Pit 2, before the Welcome Ceremony begins. Note to all...
05. August 2017
Update on the camping situation at the Hockenheim Ring
The FSG Team have been working together with the Hockenheim Ring and can confirm that the campsites C2, C3 and C4 have had multiple trees fall down as a result of the storm on Thursday night. The area will be checked on Monday,...
29. May 2017
Vehicle Shipping & Letter of Invitation (Visa)
Dear participants of FSG 2017, here are some important information and reminder for you: Vehicle ShippingAll teams that intend to have their car shipped to the Hockenheimring for FSG 2017 are kindly requested to take notice of...
06. January 2017
Formula Student Germany 2016 - Special Publication
A compilation of the Formula Student Germany Event at Hockenheim 2016 has been published by ATZ, featuring FSG impressions as well as highlighting teams design concepts: https://goo.gl/qjrzLV
11. November 2016
With RIEDEL on air!
Sponsoring for 2 European teams with a total value of € 15,000
29. September 2016
FSG 2016 Main Workshop at Bosch Engineering GmbH
The 2016 FSG Workshop will be held at Bosch Engineering GmbH in Abstatt on Saturday the 29th of October. The workshop offers support and information to teams (planning on) participating in Formula Student. Due to the fact that...
14. August 2016
FSG16 Endurance Running Order
The Running Order for Endurance is available now. Please see the attached document. The Endurance is divided in two sessions: Morning Session will take place between 08:30 - 13.00. Afternoon Session will take place between...
12. August 2016
Daimler Special Award "Best E-Drive Packaging" 2016
Nine teams have competed in the finals for the special award "Best E-Drive Packaging", sponsored by Daimler. And the winner is TU Delft (Car 1). The second place goes to the team of ETH Zürich (Car 33), the...
12. August 2016
Worldwide Formula Student Officials meeting
Once again, the representatives of Formula Student events from all over the world got together to discuss ideas and possible developments of these competitions. Delegates from Thailand, India, Japan, China, Germany, Hungary,...
12. August 2016
Autonomous Driving at Formula Student Germany 2017
FSG once again leads the world of Formula Student with a new competition class, Formula Student Driverless (FSD)
12. August 2016
Watch FSG 2016 live
Again, everybody can follow the dynamic events on the Hockenheimring live on formulastudent.tv. Right now you can watch skidpad, the first dynamic discipline.
12. August 2016
Successful second day of Scrutineering
On the second day of scrutineering 97 FSE and FSC teams were seen by the technical inspectors, 25 electric cars and 72 combustion cars. At the end of a long day, 30 FSC and 5 FSE teams successfully passed the complete...
11. August 2016
Guided Tours – Audio Guide
To friends or relatives of the participants who are still trying to understand where your friend/son/daughter/partner/brother has been for the past year: Come join us at the Information Counter in the FSG Forum where you can...
10. August 2016
WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!
Every participating team received a feedback form which should be handed in at the Event Control until Sunday 19:00. Additionally, we encourage you to fill out our online feedback...
10. August 2016
Tire Handling: Clarification for Tire Marking of Event Tires
Following the unclear situation about utilisation and marking of the one dry and one wet tire set for the use during the dynamic events in FSG 2016 following rules apply in handling of it: Marking the tire/ rim combination can...
10. August 2016
Incident at Hotel in Hockenheim
Yesterday a battery pack of one of the registered teams for FSG 2016 caught fire in a hotel room in Hockenheim. The incident injured 4 of the team members that were treated in hospital. 3 were released later during the day...
08. August 2016
Here we go again...
…FSG 2016 is on and we are ready to kick off this years' event! It's been a year since our 10th anniversary and we are excited to start a new decade with you. This morning our volunteers started setting up the event site to...
03. August 2016
NEW IN 2016: FSG ACADEMY ON SITE IN HOCKENHEIM
FSG Academy offers free workshops from sponsors to the students.
11. July 2016
Magna Sponsors Formula Student Germany 2016
Press Release from Magna: Opportunity to attract and recruit some of the brightest young engineers in the world.
10. July 2016
Formula Student Germany needs you support
Can you imagine FSG16 without any pictures, timelapses, slowmotions or any aerial footage? Unthinkable right? Right! !!!That’s why we need you!!! - Your eyes, your ideas, your camera, your drone and your skill set! We are looking...
27. June 2016
Free Tickets for ConCarExpo 2016: The trade fair for the mobility of the future
The international trade fair ConCarExpo takes place for the first time on 29 and 30 June 2016 at the Messe Düsseldorf exhibition centre. As the event organizer, the German Engineers Association (VDI) is offering visitors a unique...
21. December 2015
New Year – New Challenges
Dear sponsors, judges, team members, officials and friends! It is this time of the year again. An exciting and busy 2015 comes to an end. We wish you all a very merry and also relaxing Christmas break and a healthy and happy...
16. September 2015
10 Years Formula Student Germany - Thank You for the Birthday wishes!
As we celebrated our 10th Anniversary this year we were overwhelmed by all the good wishes we received from every single one of you. Thank you!!! Particularly, we were fascinated by a breathtaking video produced by Katja...
02. August 2015
The winners of FSG 2015 are...
... the team with car E85 from TU Delft for the Formula Student Electric (FSE) class and the team with car 1 from Oregon State University/Ravensburg in the combustion class (FSC). Thanks to all the friends...
02. August 2015
19 successful finishers in first part of Endurance event
So far todays Endurance Event sees 19 successful finishers. All morning the first 60 teams of Formula Student Germany 2015 have competed on the 22KM long racetrack to test the durability of their cars. The longer the event, the...
02. August 2015
Merchandising Formula Student Germany - dress up FSG 2015
For the first time participants, visitors and guest have the opportunity to purchase Formula Student Germany Souvenirs. All merchandising is displayed in the FSG Forum at the Info Counter. Check out our shirts, hoodies and...
02. August 2015
Finally: The Endurance event has started
On this final day of Formula Student Germany 2015 the Endurance event takes place.It is the last of the dynamic disciplines and probably the most exciting one.All cars that have passed the previous disciplines compete on the 22...
02. August 2015
Running order of todays Endurance Event
The running order for todays Endurance Event is published. The order was determined by the cars results in yesterdays Autocross Event. Please all teams check their starting position and come to the start of Endurance in time!
01. August 2015
Results
On the fourth day of Formula Student Germany the static events are over, and the first dynamic events have been completed. All current results are listed...
01. August 2015
Formula Student Germany Sponsorship Challenge excites Vips and students alike
Everybody at FSG watched today when the customized concept vehicles built by sponsors with the help of participating teams competed on the famous Hockenheimring start-finish line. The sponsors had only four days to...
01. August 2015
Guided Tours 2015
As every year, we are happy to offer our popular Guided Tours to our sponsors, visitors and friends. Our tour guides are all former participants of FS events who are now members of the organizational team of the Formula Student...
01. August 2015
Dynamics continue - Autocross & Acceleration Events 2015
After yesterday’s Award Ceremony Part 1 most static events are over and every team is now eager to do well during the dynamic events, which can be observed from the grand stands. First is acceleration. It takes place on...
01. August 2015
Opel Board Member awards team with a team car at Formula Student Germany 2015
Charlie Klein, Vice President Vehicle Engineering, Europe, and Member of the Board of Adam Opel AG, handed over the keys of an Opel Adam S to the team of Augsburg UAS for winning the Opel "Style Award" at...
31. July 2015
Die Currywurst
With the Polo WRC showcar, Volkswagen brings along a masterpiece of engineering and innovation to the Hockenheimring this year, but this is not all they have to offer. On Saturday, 01. August 2015 as of 06:30 p.m., you will have...
31. July 2015
Formula Student International Council
Once again, the representatives of Formula Student events from all over the world got together to discuss ideas and possible developments of these competitions. Delegates from Thailand, India, Japan, China, Germany, Hungary,...
31. July 2015
And the three FSC Business Plan finalists are…
Tonight the FSC Business Plan Presentation finals take place in the Marquee above Pits. The three finalists are (in order of final presentation): 16 Montréal McGill41 Munich TU43 Konstanz UAS The winner will be...
31. July 2015
Watch FSG 2015 live
Again, everybody can follow the dynamic events on the Hockenheimring live on formulastudent.tv .Right now you can watch skidpad, the first dynamic discipline.
31. July 2015
Schaeffler Special Award now in FSG Forum
For the first time Schaeffler submits the Special Award “Best Wheel Hub Drive”. This years’ teams are E013 UAS Munich, E014 TU Dresden, E026 University of Stuttgart, E085 TU Delft, E023 OTH Amberg, E033 ETH Zurich, E077...
31. July 2015
Finally, the first dynamic event takes places today: Skidpad
Skidpad measures the cornering speed of the car. At Formula Student Germany, the cars perform the skid pad on a wet track, making it the Wet Pad. The Wet Pad guarantees similar track conditions for all teams, namely very wet. The...
31. July 2015
Static Event Results of Formula Student Electric
After a whole day of presenting, evaluating and judging you can now find the results of the yesterdays Electric cars Cost and Business Plan Presentation events in the data below.The winners will be announced during...
31. July 2015
FSC static events take place today
Today we enter the second round of static events. This time it is the Formula Student Combustion teams turn to present the underlying concept of their race cars. During the day, FSC teams will present the technical solutions,...
30. July 2015
The second day of Scrutineering is over
On the second day of scrutineering 95 FSE and FSC teams were seen by the technical inspectors, 38 electric cars and 57 combustion cars. At the end of a long day, 24 FSC and 2 FSE teams successfully passed the complete...
30. July 2015
Tough Day at FSE Statics
Today all FSE teams had to present the underlying concept of their cars to industry judges. The overall package counts. Technical solution, cost analysis and business plan - all three aspects are crucial to a team’s success. The...
30. July 2015
First Test Drive
The cars who have successfully passed scrutineering are now allowed to test their cars on the racetrack.
30. July 2015
FSG Opel Style Award now in the FSG Forum
The five finalists for the Opel Style Award at FSG 2015 are E007 DHBW Stuttgart, E042 TU Darmstadt, E069 UAS Augsburg, C062 OTH Regensburg, C074 TU Brno.The winners will be announced during tomorrows Award Ceremony Part 1.
30. July 2015
FSG 2015 Sportsmanship Award
As every year, there will be a Sportsmanship Award presented by the FSG Executive Committee. We would like to ask all teams to nominate a team they think should win the Sportsmanship Award.Deadline for nomination is Sunday 15:00...
29. July 2015
110 teams from all over the world at FSG 2015
In its 10th year, 3600 students from all around the globe participate in Formula Student Germany. The 110 teams will compete in dynamic and static events for the next four days. Each car will be thoroughly analysed, scrutineered,...
29. July 2015
Hall of Fame on Hockenheimring - 10 Years Formula Student Germany
Visit our own Hall of Fame and experience the amazing development of the student cars and their innovations over the last 10 years. 12 of 15 winning cars are on display in the new recreation area opposite the pits. 10 Years ago,...
29. July 2015
Check out the first episode of FSG TV
Every day we compile an overview of the days events, including interviews with officials, judges and participants as well as fun stories that happened at the event. Tune it and be entertained here.
29. July 2015
Team Welcome
Yesterday evening we started our 10th anniversary with our Team Welcome Ceremony where we could meet almost every participating team. Giving a short retrospect over the beginning of the Formula Student Germany with the pre-event...
28. July 2015
FSG 2015: The Doors Are Open!
We’d like to warmly welcome you to Formula Student Germany 2015 at the Hockenheimring where everything is set up and ready for the 110 participating teams who are currently arriving. We are awaiting approximately 3500 students...
28. July 2015
Judging Schedule Special Award Finals
First day of Formula Student 2015 and the first results are available. We are happy to announce the finalists and schedules for all Special Awards of FSG15. The judges read a lot of exciting applications. In addition to this it...
27. June 2015
Vehicle Status Video
Dear teams,The upload deadline for your vehicle status video comes closer. "All teams must upload a video showing the car running under his own power prior the competition. The Vehicle Status Video and Vehicle Status ...
19. June 2015
Partnership with Adam Opel AG
Opel continues intensifying its activities dedicated to promoting young engineers, signing a three-year contract as main sponsor of the international educational motorsport competition Formula Student. Charlie Klein, Vice...
19. April 2015
FSG 2015 | Scoring Business Plan Presentation
For your better preparation of the Business Plan Presentation Event we have published the main categories and points of the judge evaluation sheet in the section “Rules & Important Documents” on the FSG Website. Please be...
02. April 2015
The Stig and the Stig’s German cousin will not visit FSG2015
As many of you will already have suspected yesterday, the news that BBC Top Gear and DMAX D Motor would visit Formula Student Germany was an April Fool’s Joke. Of course the Stig and the Stig’s German cousin (even if they did...
01. April 2015
BBC Top Gear will not visit Formula Student Germany
To celebrate the 10th edition of Formula Student Germany the organizers had planned to allow two extra teams to the competition, as a surprise for all participating students. These would not be just any teams, but two very...
25. March 2015
Letter of invitation for your visa
Please note that all selected team members for the current FSG event which uploaded their valid Health Insurance Card (HIC) and passed the HIC-check, will find a personalized letter of invitation with a digital signature in their...
10. March 2015
UVV Workshop on handling of high voltage systems in road vehicles
DEKRA Automobil GmbH offers a workshop on handling of high voltage (HV) systems on board of road vehicles. The workshop will be held on April 9th from 9:00 until 16:00 o’clock in Stuttgart, the language of the workshop will be...
09. January 2015
Season Greetings
Dear sponsors, judges, team members, officials, friends! We all wish you a happy and healthy new year! The 2014 FS year is over as well as the calendar year. In a few days we will see a run towards the registration of many FS...
21. August 2014
NO RESTRICTIONS – NO COST – NO JOKE!
Dear Formula Student Teams, It was so great to have fun with you and see your creativity at our beach-booth at Formula Student Germany 2014 in Hockenheim. Every year it’s exciting also for us to see the results of all the...
13. August 2014
MATLAB & Simulink free of charge + Racing Lounge video podcast (Kopie 1)
Dear Formula Student Teams, it was a pleasure meeting you at Formula Student Germany in Hockenheim. With this news you get relevant information how MathWorks is supporting your team. Free of charge access to MATLAB,...
